FIFA World Cup Kicks off with a Musical extravaganza.

Written by Mazuba Kapambwe | December 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment

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A day before the world witnesses the beginning on the one month FIFA soccer world cup that will be held on African soil for the first time ,a 3 hour concert that could feature performances from Beyonce,Jay Z among other artists will be held in South Africa. » Read more…

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K’naan’s ‘Waving Flag’, is the official anthem for the 2010 FIFA World Cup

Written by Prudence Chauke | December 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Somalian-born Mr International hip-hop superstar K’naan’s song ,’Waving Flag‘ from his album “Troubadour” has been selected as the official 2010 FIFA World Cup anthem.

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Wale: ‘Attention Deficit’

Written by Prudence Chauke | December 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment

wale-attention-deficit Born Olubo Waleed Folarin, better known by his stage name as Wale, a Nigerian-American and a Washington D.C based hip-hop artist signed to Allido records/Interscope. Wale has just released his first studio album titled ‘Attention Deficit‘, which features the likes of Jazmine Sullivan, Pharrell Williams, Chrisette Michele, Melanie Fiona, K’Naan, Lady Gaga, and Gucci Mane.

‘Attention Deficit‘ is a fourteen track album courtesy from production by Cool & Dre, 9th Wonder and Mark Ronson. The tracks on the album include great hits like ‘Mamma Told Me’, ‘Let it Loose’, ‘World Tour’, ‘Diary’, ‘Beautiful Bliss’, ‘90210′ and ‘Pretty Girls’. » Read more…

Tags: , 9th wonder, Attention Deficit, azmine Sullivan, Chrisette Michele, Gucci Mane, k'naan, Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Melanie Fiona, Pharrell Williams, wale

L’homme derrière Jamhuri Wear fait la Une du Magazine “Arise”

Written by Prudence Chauke | September 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Depuis son arrivée en 2003 dans le monde de la mode à New York, Jeffrey Kimathi s’est avéré être une force irrépressible qui est en train de gagner beaucoup plus d’ampleur dans le milieu, que ce qui a été prédit 7 années auparavant quand il venait tout juste de commencer sa carrière.

jamhuri Des années plus tard, la carrière de Kimathi est indiscutable et a connu une forte croissance allant d’une ligne de t-shirts à une marque qui a de plus en plus à offrir avec des “hoodies” et des accessoires. C’est un homme dont la détermination et l’effort ont attiré l’attention de P-Diddy, Ludacris et Jay-Z qui est un grand fan de la marque. Nos représentants d’Afrique à savoir K’Naan et Akon, ont été vus à plusieurs reprises porter la marque Jamhuri.

Où que vous pouvez aller dans tous les faubourgs, dans toutes les différentes régions du pays, vous êtes sûr de trouver des fans jeunes et moins jeunes, qui portent les vêtements Jamhuri et les incorporent dans le monde de leur mode.

Cet homme n’est pas un suiveur, mais un chef de fil en ouvrant la voie aux arts africains à New York et au-delà. Récemment, Kimathi a fait la une du magazine ARISE, qui a représenté sa marque. La présentation de Jamhuri est brillante et une premiere dans l’histoire!

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K’Naan to rock Big Brother launch

Written by Ameyaw Debrah | August 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment

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The producers of the Big Brother Africa reality TV series has announced that the September 6 launch of show will also feature up and coming African sensation K’Naan. » Read more…

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ISAIAH 11:11 – The Alchemist

Written by Prudence Chauke | July 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Isaiah 11:11 is a gifted artist with a passion for Africa and it’s people. He shares his candid views of what it will take to make a difference, and what he sees as his role in it. Here is an interview he granted Jamati Online which allowed us to get up close with Isaiah 11:11, the man on a mission, without any excuses.

K’naan Taking His Style to Baltimore, Maryland

Written by Shirlene Alusa-Brown | March 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Bourbon Street Ballroom will be the place to be for a neo-soul/hip hop/afro-rythm experience that will stroke your senses and expand your mind. The experience will be brought to you by none other than K’naan, that spoken word poet that has found a way to use different genres of music to get his point across.

K’NAAN: The road to Troubadour

Written by Prudence Chauke | March 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Allow me to present to you the top 5 single’s from K’naan’s new album, “Troubadour” in stores now! It is already creating big waves worldwide. ‘Troubadour’ is an album filled with organic songs, painting realistic pictures from a mind traveller’s point of view.

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2C: Liberian Girl, “In Honor of Women”

Written by Prudence Chauke | February 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment

At the age of 19 his dream manifested itself as 2C the Liberian born star became the first Hip-Hop artist to perform for the first African female president, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf. Born Romeo Mulbah, 2C is already a star to be reckoned with, doing big things and representing African music, especially here in the United States were the number of African musician’s in the limelight are limited.

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K’Naan remixes ABCs and features Chubb Rock

Written by Shirlene Alusa-Brown | November 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment

K’naan seems to have his heart on the beating pulse of what it takes to make a hit. This time he teams up with Chubb Rock to make a remix of the song ‘ABCs’ and I think it has the makings of a club hit.

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